LIGHTEN - Traducción inglés-español

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

inglés

español

I. lighten¹ [ingl. am. ˈlaɪtn, ingl. brit. ˈlʌɪt(ə)n] V. trans.

1. lighten (make less heavy):

lighten load/workload

aligerar

lighten suitcase

quitarle peso a

lighten suitcase

aligerar (de peso)

lighten debt

reducir

lighten responsibility/conscience

descargar

to lighten the tone of a speech

darle un tono menos grave a un discurso

beat the mixture well to lighten it

bata bien la mezcla para que quede esponjosa

2. lighten liter.:

lighten cares

aliviar

lighten heart

alegrar

II. lighten¹ [ingl. am. ˈlaɪtn, ingl. brit. ˈlʌɪt(ə)n] V. intr. (become less heavy)

lighten load/weight:

hacerse más ligero

lighten load/weight:

hacerse más liviano esp amer.

lighten load/weight:

aligerarse

I. lighten² [ingl. am. ˈlaɪtn, ingl. brit. ˈlʌɪt(ə)n] V. trans.

1. lighten (make brighter):

lighten room

dar más luz a

lighten sky

iluminar

2. lighten (make paler):

lighten color/hair

aclarar

II. lighten² [ingl. am. ˈlaɪtn, ingl. brit. ˈlʌɪt(ə)n] V. intr. (become brighter)

lighten sky:

despejarse

lighten face:

iluminarse

lighten atmosphere:

relajarse

III. lighten² [ingl. am. ˈlaɪtn, ingl. brit. ˈlʌɪt(ə)n] V. v. impers. ingl. brit. METEO.

lighten

aclarar

lighten

clarear

lighten up V. [ingl. am. ˈlaɪtn -, ingl. brit. ˈlʌɪt(ə)n -] (v + adv) coloq.

lighten up

relajarse

español

inglés

alivianar

to lighten

aligerar

to lighten

se deshizo de algunos libros para aligerar la maleta

he got rid of a few books to make his suitcase lighter o to lighten his suitcase

han hecho lo posible por aliviarnos el peso del trabajo

they've done everything possible to lighten our workload

aclarar

to lighten

aclararse

to lighten

en el diccionario PONS

inglés

español

I. lighten [ˈlaɪtən] V. intr.

1. lighten (become brighter):

lighten

clarear

2. lighten (become less heavy):

lighten

aligerarse

lighten mood

alegrarse

II. lighten [ˈlaɪtən] V. trans.

1. lighten (make less heavy):

lighten

aligerar

to lighten sb's burden

aligerar la carga a alguien

2. lighten (bleach, make paler):

lighten

aclarar

lighten up V. intr. ingl. am., ingl. austr.

lighten up

relajarse

español

inglés

aligerar

to lighten

aclarar

to lighten

aliviar

to lighten

en el diccionario PONS

inglés

español

I. lighten [ˈlaɪ·tən] V. intr.

1. lighten (become brighter):

lighten

clarear

2. lighten (become less heavy):

lighten

aligerarse

lighten mood

alegrarse

II. lighten [ˈlaɪ·tən] V. trans.

1. lighten (make less heavy):

lighten

aligerar

to lighten sb's burden [or load]

aligerar la carga a alguien

2. lighten (bleach, make paler):

lighten

aclarar

lighten up V. intr.

lighten up

relajarse

español

inglés

aligerar

to lighten

aliviar

to lighten

aclarar (hacer más claro)

to lighten

Present

I	lighten
you	lighten
he/she/it	lightens
we	lighten
you	lighten
they	lighten

Past

I	lightened
you	lightened
he/she/it	lightened
we	lightened
you	lightened
they	lightened

Present Perfect

I	have	lightened
you	have	lightened
he/she/it	has	lightened
we	have	lightened
you	have	lightened
they	have	lightened

Past Perfect

I	had	lightened
you	had	lightened
he/she/it	had	lightened
we	had	lightened
you	had	lightened
they	had	lightened

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

At midnight the whole stadium was lighten up with flares and fireworks.

en.wikipedia.org

Me making people laugh, finding the humor in things, trying to lighten up the mood between disgruntled parents, getting attention...

www.huffingtonpost.com

That will lighten up overnight and tomorrow morning.

thechronicleherald.ca

For all those naysayers that comment - lighten up!

www.theage.com.au

Homer tries to lighten up the family, saying they should be glad on television, and they begin to conform to their new lives cheerily.

en.wikipedia.org